Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna
The Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna is one of 19 faculties and centers of the University of Vienna and one of the largest in the theological subject in the German-speaking area. It sees itself as a place of research and study in dialogue with other sciences, with the public and the church. Sigrid Müller has been the dean of the faculty since October 2012 .
About 70 scientists research and teach at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna, divided into seven institutes (15 departments) and four faculty research focuses. The faculty is involved in two interdisciplinary research platforms (Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society, Ethics and Law in Medicine) and in two research centers at the University of Vienna (Research Center for Human Rights, Center for Teacher Education).
In 2017, around 1000 students from around 30 countries studied at the faculty. The range of courses includes 12 theological and religious studies courses (bachelor, master, diploma, doctoral and PhD programs) and two religious studies extension curricula.
history
The Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna was founded by Duke Albrecht III. founded, the church approval was given on February 21, 1384 by Pope Urban VI. This makes the Vienna faculty the oldest theological faculty in today's German language and cultural area (University of Prague 1348).
Research priorities
- Ethics in Religious and Secular Contexts
- Religion and Transformation (as of 2017 as part of the research platform "Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society")
- Text and mysticism
- Medieval Theological Studies
Scientific book series
The Catholic Theological Faculty is involved in two academic book series: “Vienna Forum for Theology and Religious Studies” and “Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society”.
Theological and religious studies courses
Diploma course
- Catholic theology (15W and expiring version)
Bachelor studies
- Religious Education, Focus on Catholic Religious Education (15W and discontinued versions)
- Religious Education Focus on Education of Religions (15W and expiring versions)
- Teaching qualification for Catholic religion
Masters degree
- Religious Education with a focus on Catholic Religious Education (15W and expired version)
- Religious Education Focus on Orthodox Religious Education
- Teaching subject Catholic religion
- Theological specialization
- Religious studies
Doctoral and PhD studies
- Doctoral program in Catholic theology
- PhD in Advanced Theological Studies / Religious Education
- Doctoral program in philosophy, dissertation area religious studies
Extension curricula in religious studies
- Basics and methods of religious studies
- Main themes of the history of religion
Institutes and departments
The Catholic Theological Faculty is divided into 7 institutes with a total of 15 departments. All institutes are housed in the university building Schenkenstrasse 8-10, 1010 Vienna.
- Institute for Biblical Studies
- Old Testament : Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger , Michael Weigl , Agnethe Siquans
- New Testament : Roman Kühschelm , Martin Stowasser
- Institute for Christian Philosophy
- Institute for Historical Theology
- Church history : Thomas Prügl , Rupert Klieber
- Liturgical science and theology of the sacraments : Hans-Jürgen Feulner
- Theology and history of the Christian East : Rudolf Prokschi
- Theology of Spirituality : Marianne Schlosser
- Institute for Canon Law
- Institute for Practical Theology
- Pastoral theology and kerygmatics : Johann Pock , Christian Friesl , Regina Polak
- Religious Education and Catechetics : Andrea Lehner-Hartmann
- Institute for Religious Studies
- Institute for Systematic Theology and Ethics
- Dogmatics and the history of dogmas : Jan-Heiner Tück
- Social ethics : Ingeborg Gabriel , Christa Schnabl
- Theological ethics : Sigrid Müller, Gerhard Marschütz , Gunter Prüller-Jagenteufel , Matthias Beck
- Basic theological research : Kurt Appel , Wolfgang Treitler
Former lecturers at the faculty
- Leopold Ackermann , Old Testament scholar
- Johann Altzheim
- Franz Arnold , canon lawyer
- Martin Becanus
- Gottfried Bessel , Abbot of the Göttweig Monastery
- Georg Braulik , Old Testament scholar
- David Gregor Corner
- Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl
- Thomas Ebendorfer
- Albert Ehrhard , church historian
- Eduard Eichmann , canon lawyer
- Albert Engelschalk
- Johann Figl
- Karl-Heinz Frankl , church historian
- Franz von Retz
- Anton Füster
- Johannes Geuss
- Martin Grabmann
- Gisbert Greshake , dogmatist
- Adrian Gretsch
- Paul Hofmann
- Adolf Holl
- Karl Hörmann , moral theologian
- Theodor Innitzer , New Testament scholar and Archbishop of Vienna
- Martin Jäggle , pastoral theologian
- Carl Jellouschek
- Josef Alois Jüstel
- Wilhelm Keilbach
- Gerhard Kikpot from Kalkar
- Walter Kirchschläger
- Johannes Kosnetter
- Jacob Kremer , biblical scholar
- Heinrich von Langenstein
- Wolfgang Langer , religious educator
- Floridus Leeb , provost of Klosterneuburg Monastery
- Hartlevus de Marca
- Hansjörg Auf der Maur , liturgical scholar
- Johannes Messner , ethicist
- Johann Baptist Metz , fundamental theologian
- Laurenz Müllner
- Alois Musil
- Hubertus Mynarek
- Wilhelm Anton Neumann , Old Testament scholar and art historian
- Nikolaus von Kreuznach
- Andreas Oberleitner
- Michael Pfliegler
- Johannes Poley
- Bruno Primetshofer , canonist
- Joseph Pritz
- Joseph Redlhamer
- Andreas Reichenberger
- Johann Reikerstorfer , fundamental theologian
- Anton Reyberger
- Anselm Ricker
- Floridus Röhrig , church historian
- Josef Scheiner , Old Testament scholar
- Rudolf von Scherer , canonist
- Franz Martin Schindler
- Nivard Schlögl , Old Testament scholar
- Johannes Michael Schnarrer
- Clemens Schrader
- Ignaz Seipel , moral theologian and Federal Chancellor
- Ferdinand Staudinger
- Johannes Kaspar Stredele from Montani and Wisberg
- Bertram Stubenrauch
- Ernst Christoph Suttner
- Bede Thum
- Daniel Tobenz
- Ernst Tomek , church historian
- Heinrich Totting from Oyta
- Günter Virt , moral theologian
- Rudolf Weiler , ethicist
- Josef Weismayer , dogmatist
- Karl Werner
- Friedrich Wessely
- Cölestin Wolfsgruber , church historian
- Augustinus Karl Wucherer-Huldenfeld
- Martha Zechmeister
- Hermann Zschokke , Old Testament scholar and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna
- Paul Michael Zulehner , pastoral theologian
Special
In the conference room of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna there is the painting Theology by Franz Matsch, which is the only original of four paintings from the so-called Faculty Pictures that has been preserved.
literature
- Josef Lenzenweger : The establishment of the theological faculty at the University of Vienna (1384). In: Ernst Suttner (Ed.): The Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna 1884–1984. Berlin 1984, pp. 1-18.
- Johann Reikerstorfer, Martin Jäggle (ed.): Forward memories. 625 years of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna. Vienna University Press, Göttingen 2009.
Web links
- Website of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna
- Website of the StudienServiceCenter Catholic Theology
- Faculty representation for Catholic theology
- Association of Friends and Supporters of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna